A Giant Leap is the debut

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by South African

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producer

Culoe De Song Culolethu Zulu (born 20 August 1990 in Eshowe, Kwazulu Natal), known commonly by his stage name Culoe De Song, is a South African producer, remixer and DJ. His first name, "Culolethu", is an IsiZulu name meaning "our song", and he is known as ...

. It was released on 24 November 2009 through Soulistic Music.

Critical reception

Upon its release, ''A Giant Leap'' received generally positive reviews. William Rauscher of

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praised the transitions between the songs, stating that, "As a whole, ''A Giant Leap'' takes the concept of a seamlessly-mixed LP to new heights—it's like a suite, an epic-scaled sound-world that entrances with graceful, gentle transitions between new tracks, remixes and previous EP material.

Accolades

''A Giant Leap'' earned Culoe De Song a nomination for Newcomer of the Year and the song ''Webaba'' was nominated for MTN Record of the Year, both at the 2010

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. At the 10th annual

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Music Awards, the album gained him a nomination for Best Newcomer.

Track listing

References

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